African forest elephant vs Figleaf gourd

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Cucurbita ficifolia

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Figleaf gourd is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Figleaf gourd
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Cucurbita
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Cucurbita ficifolia

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Figleaf gourd

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Figleaf gourd
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Figleaf gourd

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

African forest elephant

The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is a species in the genus Loxodonta. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.